Opening statements were made by Mr. Philippe Roch, State Secretary, Director of the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape, and by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Assistant Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), speaking on behalf of the Executive Director of UNEP.
Formularon declaraciones de apertura el Sr. Philippe Roch, Secretario de Estado, Director del Organismo Suizo de Medio Ambiente, Bosques y Paisajismo, y el Sr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Director Ejecutivo Auxiliar del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), en nombre del Director Ejecutivo del PNUMA. El Sr.